American high schools are at a crossroads. With the availability of new technologies and the emancipation of knowledge and information, they may become certification mills and remedial education-only sites. Come and find out how the same technologies might prevent this from happening.
Date
Monday, February 22
Time
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Building
Convention Center
Room
Magnolia A/B
Presenter
Ed Coughlin
PDE / Metiri Group
Notes:
Ed Coughlin - can't hand out his notes from this session until April, when they are to be published in Ed Leadership.
With Information Emancipation... students have access to information without teachers.
iTunes U - open information, started at MIT
Prof. Walter Lewin - most downloaded podcast on iTunes U:
What can we do in high schools to keep them from becoming obsolete?
Non-self-regulated kids trend down after 6th grade.
Key 21st Century Skills..
Self-direction
Global Awareness
Critical Thinking
Creative Thinking
Visual/Media Literacy
Information Literacy
Japanese have fewer topics (fewer essential content items) in a Math course, but out-perform American students. This trend is starting here (hopefully with SAS in PA), and we need to continue it.
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Ed Coughlin
PDE / Metiri Group
Notes:
Ed Coughlin - can't hand out his notes from this session until April, when they are to be published in Ed Leadership.
With Information Emancipation... students have access to information without teachers.
iTunes U - open information, started at MIT
Prof. Walter Lewin - most downloaded podcast on iTunes U:
What can we do in high schools to keep them from becoming obsolete?
Non-self-regulated kids trend down after 6th grade.
Key 21st Century Skills..
Self-direction
Global Awareness
Critical Thinking
Creative Thinking
Visual/Media Literacy
Information Literacy
Japanese have fewer topics (fewer essential content items) in a Math course, but out-perform American students. This trend is starting here (hopefully with SAS in PA), and we need to continue it.